Could not say it any better. (Borrowed graphic) 1. Be Present For Family and Friends – There are many important things to think about this time of year. Barb and I don’t want to forget anyone or omit anything that matters. So, in these last days of December, make your lists and check them twice… both […]
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Dear Father, please keep my focus on the fact that when my life is full of praise and thankfulness it becomes a life filled with miracles. Instead of trying to be in control, help me focus on You and what You are doing. Give me a heart like Yours. This I pray earnestly in Jesus’
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LORD Jesus, I want to be alert and listen carefully to You and to the people You bring into my life. I’m learning that paying close attention to others and listening to everything they say blesses them and me. Help me learn to listen without judgment and speak without criticism in all I do, for the sake
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O, LORD, As I wait in Your Presence, Please unscramble my thinking, straighten my path through this day. I want to do whatever is right and proper in Your eyes, regardless of circustances around me. I ask all this in the strong and mighty name of Jesus. Amen Verse for Today: “O LORD you have
My LORD and Father, Since I don’t know what tomorrow will bring, please help me make the most of what you have for me today: family, friends, talents, possessions. And look for opportunities to be a blessing to others. Give me strength for today to do everything You’d have me do, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.
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Dear LORD, today make me remember everything I have is a gift from You…everthing, including each breath I breathe. . . . It was only when You breathed the breath of Life into Adam that he became a living being. Please help me remember even my breath is Your gift to me. Help me use it wisely today.
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Father, today is a mixed bag in my prayer time. Great gratitude for grandson’s engagement to wonderful younr lady. Gratitude for health of sis-in-law’s recovery. Deep concerns for children and grandchildren. Urgently needed peace among family members. Help me remember, a thankful mind-set does not entail a denial of reality with its plethora of problems.
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Our friends at Prepare/Enrich ask a critical holiday question. Is your marriage a sanctuary…a safe place. At the end of a difficult or stressful day, is your marriage a soft place to land? Is it a comforting place you can turn to when you’re feeling down and out, vulnerable, or overwhelmed? Of course we’d like
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O, my Father, I know a thankful mind-set does not entail a denial of reality with its plethora of problems, but some of them seem so overwhelming. I pray today for my children and grandchildren. I pains me when I see them walking away from You. Help me…o Help me today just to rejoice in
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LORD Jesus, Lover of my soul, help me be unafraid to face my sins…I know It’s actually quite freeing to confess my sins, knowing You will forgive me and purify me from all unrighteousness. Hallelujah and Amen Amen! Verse for Today: Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes
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